above: "Shirley Temple"
jug by Hazel Atlas.
image by fuad
Hazel Atlas Glass
from the
Glass Encyclopedia
Hazel Atlas Glass: A short explanationHazel Atlas was formed from two plants, Hazel and Atlas in Washington, Pennsylvania in 1902. They made glass jars with wide tops and tumblers and their main plant was at Clarksburg, West Virginia with their head office in Wheeling, WV.
The company was technology oriented, and claimed to be the first factory making jars and tumblers by fully automatic machinery using continuous tanks and lehrs. By 1920 they had introduced simple tableware items like celery jars, sugar bowls, finger bowls, mixing bowls, and coasters to their catalogue.
In the 1920s the company expanded by buying other glass companies and by 1929 they had 10 glass factories. Hazel Atlas started making suits of patterned tableware in the 1930s, and they became one of the major producers of Depression Era glassware. Amongst the many famous Depression glass patterns made by Hazel Atlas were Royal Lace, Old Florentine, Moderntone, New Century, Ovide, Ribbon, Starlight, Cloverleaf, and many more.
